Scientific Opinion on the use of low atmosphere pressure system (LAPS) for stunning poultry
| Autor: | Simon J. More, Ivar Vågsholm, Frank Koenen, Liisa Sihvonen, Anette Bøtner, Sandra Edwards, Stéphan Zientara, Mariano Domingo, Edith Authie, Mohan Raj, Hans H Thulke, A.A. de Koeijer, Jan Arend Stegeman, Charlotte Berg, Klaus Depner, Antonio Velarde, Christine Fourichon, I. Capua, Preben Willeberg, Howard I. Browman, Hans Spoolder |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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low atmosphere pressure system
medicine.medical_specialty Veterinary (miscellaneous) media_common.quotation_subject TP1-1185 Plant Science Microbiology Diagnostics & Crisis Organization Dierenwelzijn en gezondheid Animal welfare medicine Life Science TX341-641 European commission Animal Health & Welfare Intensive care medicine media_common Diagnostiek & Crisisorganisatie Animal health stunning Nutrition. Foods and food supply Pain and suffering business.industry poultry Chemical technology Unconsciousness Stunning Surgery Oxygen tension LAPS WIAS Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology slaughter medicine.symptom business Welfare Food Science |
| Zdroj: | EFSA Journal 12 (2014) 1 EFSA Journal, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1831-4732 |
| DOI: | 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3488 |
| Popis: | The EFSA’s Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW Panel) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the use of a low atmosphere pressure system (LAPS) for stunning poultry. Four documents were provided by the European Commission (EC) as the basis for an assessment of the extent to which the LAPS is able to provide a level of animal welfare at least equivalent to that ensured by the current allowed methods for stunning poultry. The LAPS is described as rendering poultry unconscious by gradually reducing oxygen tension in the atmosphere leading to progressive hypoxia in the birds. In order to be allowed in the EU, new stunning methods must ensure 1) absence of pain, distress and suffering until the onset of unconsciousness, and 2) that the animal remains unconscious until death. The submitted studies were peer-reviewed by the AHAW Panel as outlined in its “Guidance on the assessment criteria for studies evaluating the effectiveness of stunning intervention regarding animal protection at the time of killing”. It is unclear from the submitted documents whether the rate of decompression used in LAPS induces unconsciousness and death without causing avoidable pain and suffering in poultry. The assessed studies did not pass the eligibility assessment and, therefore, no further assessment was undertaken. |
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